Temple University Athletics
2010 Baseball Roster
Roster
Byron McKoy
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, NC
- High School:
- Independence
2011: Started all 53 games in left field…Passed Bob Filler (1998-01) as Temple’s all-time career hitter at New Orleans (4/22) with his 235th career hit…Led the team and tied for second in the conference with 84 hits on the year, bringing his career-total to 264…Batted .365 to lead the team and rank fifth in the A-10… Hit three home runs, 18 doubles and batted in 39 runs…Led the Owls with nine sacrifice flies and an on base percentage of .424…Finished second on the team and third in the A-10 with 50 runs scored…Had 24 multi-hit games, including a five-hit game at High Point (2/26)…Went a perfect 18-for-18 in stolen bases to lead the team…Reached base safely six times at NC Central (2/19), going 4-for-6 with two walks…Carried a 10-game hitting streak from March 19-April 9…Ended the season and Temple career on a nine-game hitting streak (May 8-May 21)…Committed only one error all season(March 9 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore)…Led team with .989 fielding percentage.
2010: One of five Owls to appear in all 51 games, making 50 starts in left field…Batted .288 with a team-best six home runs and two triples…Tied for the team lead in hits with 62…Led the team with 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts…Put together a team-best 15 game hit streak 4/23 to 5/15, hitting safely in 18 of the team’s final 19 games…Earned Philadelphia Big-5 Player of the Week for the week of 5/24…Ranked second on the team with nine multi-RBI games, also putting together 15 multi-hit games…Only committed one error on the season in 114 chances, leading TU outfielders with seven assists.
2009: Made appearances in 49 games, starting 47...Hit .278 with a .369 on base percentage...Finished second on the team with 8 homeruns...Totaled 54 hits, 41 runs, 10 doubles, 28 RBI's, and 10 stolen bases on 11 attempts...Named to the Big 5 all-academic team.
2008: Second Team All-Atlantic 10...First Temple freshman to earn first or second team All-A-10 honors and just the third designated hitter...Also named to Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team...Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year and All-Big 5 pick...Set TU record for hits by a freshman (64), breaking former major leaguer John Marzano[apos]s 57 hits in 1982...Led team in batting (.352), slugging percentage (.511) and on-base percentage (.422)...Second on the team with 11 doubles, six home runs and 17 stolen bases...Two-time Big 5 Player of the Week and one-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week...Was 11th in the A-10 in batting (.352) and steals (17)...Went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in first collegiate start at Bethune Cookman (2/24)...Had 11-game hitting streak from April 12-27, batting .489 (23-for-47) over that span...Stole 14 bases without being caught from March 23 until the end of the season...Batted team-high .374 in Atlantic 10 games...Appeared in 50 games, starting 44.
High School: Two-time all-conference selection...Offensive Team MVP as a senior...Academic All-American in swimming.
Personal: Played summer baseball for Carolina Sox in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League, earning league all-star honors...Major is information science and technology.
